GoGeomatics

ENVI Analytics Symposium
2020-08-25 09:00 - 2020-08-27 14:00 (America/Toronto) | AB
The theme of the 2020 EAS is “The Geospatial Vision for the Next Decade.” Collecting, analyzing and applying geospatial data is evolving at a rapid pace. EAS provides the premiere thought leadership venue for the community of geospatial users, analysts, scientists, and vendors to connect and explore the new trends and solutions transforming this dynamic ecosystem.

https://www.harrisgeospatial.com/Company/Events/Tradeshows/EAS

2020 Geoawesomeness Digital Meetup
2020-08-26 12:30 - 13:30
Topic: Maps for mass consumption: Doing it the right way
The role of contemporary cartography in bridging the gap between information and action

Be it a pirate’s treasure map in literary fiction or a thinktank’s dramatic visualization of the spread of deadly diseases, maps have always been an inherent part of gripping storytelling. Then, why are more organizations not leveraging maps as a tool for more visual, engaging content? This meetup will see map enthusiasts get together to discuss how businesses can use coherent and informative infographics to inform and advise their stakeholders efficiently and in a unique way.

How to Save Time and Storage Space with Industry-Leading Imagery Compression
2020-08-27 00:00 - 23:59
It’s been 20 years since Hexagon released the Enhanced Compressed Wavelet (ECW) file format. In that time, a lot has changed across the geospatial industry. Many novel, and not so novel, image storage strategies have come and gone. New data types like 3D and point-clouds have also appeared. But the one thing that has remained constant through all this change, managing geospatial imagery and earth observation data is still a challenging and costly endeavor for many organizations.
In this webinar, we’ll discuss how ECW continues to be the most efficient geospatial image file storage format for its unmatched ability to balance the demands of speed, quality, and size.
Join us as we discuss:

Selecting storage formats for organizational efficiencies
Reducing storage requirements, data duplication, and unnecessary data translation
Practical use cases and geospatial imagery compression strategies
New enhancements to ECW’s core technology and associated products

Speaker
Chris Tweedie, Product Director, Geospatial, Hexagon
https://www.directionsmag.com/webinar/10036

Where are we going with mobile maps? Online Zoom Event
2020-08-27 19:00 - 20:30
Join the Avenza Maps team for a social night of drinks, fun trivia, and roundtable discussion on our perspectives of building and working with mobile map technology for the past decade including what upcoming features and tools we’re currently working on, and where we might see the mobile mapping industry going in the future. Drop in to listen, chat, and ask questions about our products and how we’re building them for our users. We’re also celebrating the 10th anniversary of Avenza Maps and we’ll be giving away an Avenza Maps Pro license to a lucky trivia winner!
This is a free Zoom event you join using this link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84328169177?pwd=[REDACTED]
Presenters
Bob Parry – Business Development Associate
Bob has been working with and helping create features in the Avenza Maps app and develops partnerships that complement the platform. He has a Hon. BA in Geography and Political Science from the University of Toronto and is an Applications Specialist graduate from Fleming College.
Tristan Lyttle – Product Operations Lead
Tristan has been responsible for managing many aspects of Avenza Maps, including forming new partnerships, building features, and growing the Map Store. He has a Hon. B.Sc. in Physical Geography from Brock University and a degree in Geomatics from Niagara College.
Michael Law – Marketing Manager
Michael is a GIS professional, cartographer, and author turned marketing specialist to drive engagement for Avenza products. He has a Hon. BA in Urban Geography from the University of Toronto and is a Cartographic Specialist graduate from Fleming College.

Esri and Autodesk – Connecting CAD, BIM, and GIS
2020-08-31 11:00 - 12:00
In this webinar, Esri and Autodesk experts will be sharing the best practices in bringing together the worlds of engineering excellence and location intelligence. What you thought about working in CAD, BIM, and GIS has changed—the barriers and silos are going away.
https://www.esri.com/en-us/lg/industry/aec/20/connecting-cad-bim-and-gis

Earth Observation Applications-to-the-Data Architecture Presentation
2020-09-04 10:00 - 12:00
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) invites Earth Observation (EO) application developers and EO data platform operators to a free Earth Observation Applications-to-the-Data architecture presentation webinar on September 8, 2020.
The webinar will consist of 6 speakers presenting their experiences in implementing the (EO) Applications-to-the-Data draft specifications that have been developed over the last few years as part of various OGC Innovation Program (IP) initiatives, including the most recent Earth Observations Applications Pilot. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

https://www.ogc.org/ogcevents/earth-observation-applications-data-architecture-presentation-webinar

SSSI/OGC Webinar Series: OGC Geospatial Trends - Guiding the future of location
2020-09-04 20:00 - 21:00
This event is part of a series of webinars in collaboration with Australia’s Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI)
In this session, OGC’s CTO, George Percivall, will share what the OGC community is doing to track the latest tech innovations and forecast their impacts on the geospatial field. The session will present some findings from OGC’s latest Tech Trends report to enable you to inform your organization’s strategy using trusted technology forecasting, identify new areas of research and potential strategic partnerships, and to plan your technology direction.
If you need a glimpse of what the future holds for location tech trends, this is the talk for you!

https://www.ogc.org/otherevents/sssiogc-webinar-series-ogc-geospatial-trends-guiding-future-location

3DGeoInfo2020
2020-09-08 00:00 - 2020-09-11 23:59
University College London and the Ordnance Survey are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts and full papers for VIRTUAL presentation at 3D GeoInfo 2020, which will be hosted at University College London (London, UK) from the 8th to the 11th September 2020.
The conference brings together international researchers from academia, industry, government and National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies in the field of 3D geoinformation, and provides an interdisciplinary forum to researchers in the fields of data collection, data management, data quality, data analysis, advanced modelling approaches, applications, users, and visualisation, providing a platform for learning, discussion and exchange of ideas as well as opportunities to promote international collaboration in these topics.

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/3dgeoinfo/

Creating Powerful Widgets for Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS® with Geocortex Workflow
2020-09-08 13:00 - 13:30
Geocortex Workflow transforms how organizations approach application development and process automation. Using a drag-and-drop interface, users can build widgets that turn even the most complex business processes into a set of simple, guided, end-user interactions. Extend your GIS applications using a configuration framework instead of custom development.
In this webinar, you will learn how to:

Build custom tools and widgets using a drag and drop web-based designer;
Create dynamic smart forms that allow end-users to perform a variety of operations from interactively querying, filtering, and editing features to integrating with different systems; and
Extend your Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS® applications to deliver more value to your end-users using a rapid application development framework.

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1836163936317678092

Geoawesomeness Digital Meetup
2020-09-10 11:00 - 12:00
Topic: Enabling sustainable supply chains through satellite technology
How can we make commodity production more sustainable, transparent and profitable?
https://www.geoawesomeness.com/2020-geoawesomeness-digital-meetup-schedule/

Introducing Mentoring Webinar
2020-09-12 11:00 - 12:00
Join us to find out about Women in Geospatial+ and African Women in GIS’ upcoming mentorship programmes and put your questions to the panel.

About this Event

This one hour webinar will give you an introduction to Women in Geospatial+ and African Women in GIS’ mentorship programmes.
During the webinar you’ll hear:

An introduction to each mentorship programme
Experiences from mentors from 2019’s cohort and
Have a chance to put your questions to the panel.

GIS International Forum
2020-09-14 00:00 - 2020-09-15 23:59
The past several months have brought serious changes and severe restrictions for all of us. As COVID-19 continues to spread, lots of trade fairs have been canceled or postponed worldwide. In order to meet the needs of epidemic prevention and control, from 7 to 18 September, the Organizing Committee of GIS Software Technology Conference 2020 will hold plenary conference at the Beijing International Convention Center, 5 themed forum in 5 China core cities and 5 GIS international forums for different regions (in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese) online. With the theme of “Geo-intelligence Connecting the Future”, the conference focuses on the integration and innovation of geographic information technology and Blockchain, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and other technologies, shares the latest developments in GIS software, and exchanges best practices in GIS applications.
The 5 GIS international forums will be held from 14 to 18 September, we are sincerely to invite you to join GIS international forums.

Open Source Geospatial Hackathon
2020-09-14 00:00 - 2020-09-20 23:59
1904labs in conjunction with Bayer Crop Science, Saint Louis University, Geospatial Innovation Center at T-REX, and AWS are pleased to present an opportunity to hack maps using an open source geospatial stack.
The Geospatial Hackathon consists of both a collaborative effort and a competitive event where teams of technologists and designers will create innovative geospatial software solutions through the implementation of HCDAgile Methodologies and an Open Source Geospatial Stack including ol-kit.

https://1904labs.com/our-culture/events/open-source-geospatial-hackathon/

DATAMARK GIS monthly webinars
2020-09-15 13:00 - 14:00
URISA Partner @DATAMARKGIS has announced monthly webinars (Sept 15 is the next one) that will cover topics like Managing GIS for NG9-1-1, Addressing Best Practices, and more. Check out their full schedule and block your calendar. Source: URISA twitter

Here Directions Virtual Event
2020-09-16 13:00 - 17:30
HERE Directions is the place to be for anyone and everyone in the business of location.

Join HERE leaders, partners and industry experts as they discuss how location is powering the latest innovations in on-demand delivery, mobility as a service, AI, ML, IoT, autonomous driving and telecommunications.
Location has the power to drive solutions that enable more engaging customer experiences, improve supply chain and fleet efficiency and make our roads safer. Join us at HERE Directions to see how mapping and location technology is shaping and transforming the world around us.

We are broadcasting HERE Directions 2020 live in three times zones to accommodate a global audience:
AMER – September 16, 1:00pm – 5:30pm (EST)
EMEAR – September 16, 2:00pm – 6:30pm (CET)
APAC – September 17, 12:00pm – 4:30pm (SGT)

W3C/OGC Joint Workshop Series on Maps for the Web
2020-09-21 09:00 - 17:00
Monday, 21 September 2020 09:00 EDT
This series of workshops – approximately one per day for two weeks – will bring together experts in browser development, Web standards, and Web mapping client tools & applications to explore the potential of standardized maps for the Web. The series will form a virtual meeting of developers, cartographers, policy makers, and other people with a stake in the future of Web standards relating to the display and use of maps on the Web.
https://www.w3.org/2020/maps/call-for-participation

HERE Technologies: API’s for Location
2020-09-24 00:00 - 23:59
Using a freemium account on HERE’s Developer Portal, learn to create location-aware apps and services used for many industries such as fleet management, eCommerce, retail, logistics, telecom etc. We’ll give demos of features ranging from location awareness, geofencing, custom routing and more.
Join us from 3-4pm EST

URISA GIS-Pro 2020
2020-09-29 00:00 - 2020-10-02 23:59
GIS-Pro is URISA’s annual geospatial conference, taking place virtually in 2020, curating educational content to highlight today’s most important topics, including Equity & Social Justice, GIS in Health, GIS Leadership & Management, and Community Resilience.

Are GIS Certifications Worth the Cost & Bother?
2020-09-30 00:00 - 23:59
GoGeomatics is hosting TWO open discussions on geospatial certifications. One for Eastern Canada, and one for Western Canada. The first at 7PM EST and the second at 7PM MST. Register for the event that best works for your timezone.
There are many GIS and geomatics certification options available to Canadians. How do they compare? How do they differ? What are the pros and cons of certification? All of these questions will be answered, discussed and shared during our event.
Sign up here using our EventBrite Tool
GoGeomatics Canada has been interested in the debate over certifications for a long time. We are inviting the community to join us online in this free-wheeling discussion about certifications. If you have an opinion or want to share, join us for this free event on Zoom.
Moderators will guide discussion on a variety of exciting topics. Participants are encouraged to join panels moderated by GoGeomatics volunteers and discuss the topics that appeal to them. Once the panel is over, we open it up to the audience where conversations continue to flourish.

SSSI/OGC Webinar Series: Modernizing the location standards baseline - OGC APIs
2020-10-02 20:00 - 21:00
This event is part of a series of webinars in collaboration with Australia’s Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI)
In this session, OGC’s head of standards, Scott Simmons, will share how OGC is evolving its standards baseline for accessing geospatial/location information via the OGC APIs. The OGC API family of standards is being developed to make it easy to provide geospatial data to the web. They build on the OGC Web Service standards (WMS, WFS, WCS, WPS, etc) but define resource-centric APIs that take advantage of modern web development practices.
If you have an application or a use case that requires integration of geospatial/location information, this is your opportunity to learn about the latest, simplest and most interoperable way to do that!

https://www.ogc.org/otherevents/sssiogc-webinar-series-modernizing-location-standards-baseline-ogc-apis

Tableau Conference
2020-10-06 12:00 - 2020-10-08 18:00
Join us for Tableau Conference and tune into #DevsAtDesks as our team of developers demo the latest-and-greatest features you’ve been asking for—from their homes to yours: https://tabsoft.co/33SrQ8l three days of nonstop data action. This interactive, broadcast-style event will be 100% free, virtual, and global—so absolutely everyone can attend.

Geospatial World Awards 2020 goes digital
2020-10-06 14:00 - 16:30
Geospatial Media and Communications has announced its Geospatial World Awards will take place virtually this year, for the first time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Geospatial World Awards are an internationally-acclaimed premium awards recognizing individuals and organizations behind remarkable innovations and ideas in the global geospatial industry. Initiated in 2007, the awards have recognized over 200+ individuals and organizations till date.
The Geospatial World Awards 2020 will be held virtually on 6 October 2020, from 2.00PM – 4.30PM CEST. Registration is now open at https://geospatialworldforum.org/virtual-awards/
Speaking on the awards, Sanjay Kumar, Chief Executive Officer at Geospatial Media and Communications said: “Although it would have been phenomenal to felicitate these outstanding individuals and organizations in person, nevertheless our team is excited to produce our very first virtual awards. We look forward to hosting the global geospatial community again albeit virtually.”

Wetland Mapping (QGIS & TEM)
2020-10-14 00:00 - 2020-10-15 23:59
When: October 14th and 15th, 9am to 5pm,
Where: Hosted virtually over Zoom.
Cost: NO CHARGE (valued at $100)
Due to COVID-19, The BC Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Insitute has been formatted into a virtual Speaker Series– a series of stand-alone webinars and workshops hosted throughout the Fall, covering topics that are of interest to those working in the environmental sector with wetlands (including environmental education).
Please join us to learn more about wetland mapping using the free software QGIS, as well as imagery interpretation and Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM)
Guest Speaker:

Steve Morgan (Founder of Cumberland Wetlands Working Group)

Topic: Using QGIS to map wetlands

Ryan Durand is a Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio.) with Ecologic Consultants Ltd. He has been working in ecology for over 20 years.

Topic: Imagery Interpretation & TEM

This workshop is suitable for consultants, planners, environmental/conservation groups, government representatives, First Nations, environmental educators, and engaged community members. Participants are invited to join the workshop with a wetland project or program that they wish to implement in their community and/or have a high propensity to initiate a project/program in the future.
This experience will also provide you access to a network of individuals who will help you successfully complete your local conservation project(s). You will leave with the skills, support, and confidence you need to make a difference in the world of wetland conservation. The BC Wildlife Federation offers follow-up support and resources to participants who complete the workshop, for up to 3 years post-workshop. Full-time participants are eligible to receive a certificate after successfully completing the workshop.
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we bring these valuable knowledge transfer events free of charge to wetland practitioners all over BC (and into other provinces!). This special offer is available thanks to the generous contributions of our funders.

Registration is limited and set on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is separate for each individual event so please make sure to sign up for each event of interest.
This workshop is best experienced on a desktop or laptop computer, and a strong, stable internet connection is highly recommended.

Building the Innovation Economy: Emerging Technology and Start-Ups
2020-10-21 08:00 - 2020-10-22 17:00
With a pandemic creating unprecedented economic uncertainty across planet earth, coupled with the building and infrastructure industry’s pre-existing productivity challenges, it is clear that our industry will need to adapt and innovate to survive. Design and construction technology has great potential to address the challenges that lay ahead; the pandemic has only accelerated the inevitable shift from traditional technologies and methods to data rich platforms and systems that drive productivity. Emerging technologies are disrupting traditional methods, helping to reduce environmental impact, contributing to the bottomline and are supporting circular processes leading to a new Innovation economy. This session will showcase the most innovative Start-ups, entrepreneurs and how these innovators are delivering game-changing solutions for the building and infrastructure industry and changing how we will do business in the future.
Sign up for updates on the event for your ticket https://www.canbim.com/events/toronto20

Esri Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference
2020-10-27 00:00 - 2020-10-30 23:59
Join us at the Esri Water GIS Conference for three days of sessions, workshops, training, and networking opportunities. Every activity at the conference is focused on helping water organizations get the most out of their investment in ArcGIS.
https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/water-conference/overview

23rd ICA Workshop on Map Generalisation and Multiple Representation
2020-11-05 00:00 - 2020-11-06 23:59
Following the recent evolutions of cartography, the 23rd edition of the workshop will highlight propositions of map generalisation and multiple representation methods and applications for interactive multi-scale visualisations of spatial data. Topics of interest include those where thematic or reference cartographic or geographic data (2D or 3D) are generalized, simplified, or aggregated in any way.
This year’s workshop is a joint event together with NCG Symposium and Geocongres on the first day (November 5, 2020) of the workshop, and specific workshop sessions on the second day (November 6, 2020).

Introducing ArcGIS Field Maps
2020-11-05 13:00 - 14:30
https://www.esri.ca/en-ca/news-events/events/webinars/webinar-schedule/november-05-20-webinar/
Learn all about ArcGIS Field Maps, our new premier app for iOS and Android devices. Field Maps combines the capabilities of several ArcGIS mobile apps into a single app that is easy to use and simple to deploy. Field Maps also includes a new web app, integrated with ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise, that streamlines the configuration and deployment of maps optimized for your mobile workforce needs.
As Field Maps will introduce new functionality in a phased approach, this webinar will show how you can work with the first release that provides the capabilities of Collector, Explorer and Workforce in one mobile app.

Plan your transition to a cloud-based GIS
2020-11-10 13:00 - 14:30
https://www.esri.ca/en-ca/news-events/events/webinars/webinar-schedule/november-10-20-webinar/
In this webinar, learn how to develop your organization’s one- to three-year technical implementation plan using a technology strategy roadmap. We’ll discuss the benefits of assessing your organization’s readiness for a cloud-based architecture and go through a successful case study.

Many organizations are leveraging the cloud for GIS or are interested in moving to a cloud-based enterprise GIS solution. Learn how, with our Technology Roadmap and Cloud Readiness Assessment services, Esri Canada can create a technology strategy roadmap for your organization by reviewing your GIS implementation and business requirements. The Technology Roadmap oadmap includes future state recommendations, outlined in a one- to three-year implementation plan, which can include a recommendation to assess the organization’s readiness to migrate to a cloud-based infrastructure platform. The Cloud Readiness Assessment identifies the opportunities and challenges involved in moving from a traditional on-premises solution to a cloud-based architecture.

2020IMW - Indigenous Mapping Workshop
2020-11-16 00:00 - 2020-11-18 23:59
https://www.indigenousmaps.com/2020imw/
Introducing the very first Virtual Indigenous Mapping Workshop. For the first time ever, IMW participants can develop their skills, with cutting edge geospatial technologies, from anywhere around the globe. Learn to redefine Indigenous landscapes from Indigenous mapping experts. Develop hands-on skills from leading industry professionals including Esri, Google, NASA, Mapbox and more. Join the Indigenous Maps Network and have unprecedented access to all IMW course materials and exclusive new content posted throughout the year.

MSF Virtual Mapathon: Geo Week 2020 [French]
2020-11-17 12:00 - 14:00
As part of Open Street Map’s Geography Awareness Week, we are teaming up with a global coalition of partners, community groups, map lovers and MSF staff to celebrate geography – and to make maps. Join us for this rare opportunity to engage with participants from Canada, the US and around the world to improve geographic data for humanitarian organizations.
We hope you can join us to create up-to-date maps of the places where we work, and to directly contribute to our humanitarian work in the field.
